KLEM Local Schedule (week of December 24)

MONDAY RESULTS – December 24

(N-F-L football)

Oakland 27, Denver 14

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dwayne Harris returned a punt 99 yards for a touchdown after Denver failed to down it, and the Raiders gave their fans plenty to celebrate in their possible final game in Oakland, beating the Broncos 27-14. Oakland native Doug Martin rushed for 107 yards and a score and Jalen Richard also ran for a touchdown for the Raiders. The Raiders are set to move to Las Vegas in 2020 and it’s not clear where they will play next year.

(college football)

DALLAS (AP) — The First Responder Bowl had to be canceled due to the threat of severe weather after a delay of nearly 90 minutes. Boston College was leading Boise State 7-0 with 5:08 remaining in the first quarter when play was stopped. The delay came not long after AJ Dillon ran 19 yards for a touchdown. NCAA spokesman J.D. Hamilton said via email that it was believed to be the first bowl canceled by weather.

UNDATED (AP) — Minnesota and TCU won their bowl games on Wednesday. Mohamed Ibrahim ran for career-high 224 yards and two touchdowns as the Golden Gophers silenced Georgia Tech, 34-10 in the Quick Lane Bowl at Detroit. Jonathan Song kicked a 27-yard field goal in overtime to send Horned Frogs past California, 10-7 in the Cheez-It Bowl at Phoenix.

(N-H-L hockey)

THURSDAY RESULTS – December 27

(college football)

UNDATED (AP) — Jonathan Taylor ran for 205 yards and a touchdown as Wisconsin ripped Miami, 35-3 in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Charlie Brewer’s 52-yard touchdown pass to Marques Jones broke a tie with under two minutes to play in Baylor’s 45-38 victory over Vanderbilt in the Texas Bowl. Duke has won the Independence Bowl as Daniel Jones threw for 423 yards and five touchdowns in the Blue Devils’ 56-27 rout of Temple.

FRIDAY RESULTS – December 28

(college football)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jarrett Stidham threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns in his final college game, and Auburn routed Purdue 63-14 in the Music City Bowl. Auburn scored the most points by a Southeastern Conference team in a bowl, topping Alabama’s 61-6 win over Syracuse in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 1953. The Tigers had a chance to match the most points ever scored in a bowl at 70, but they took a knee at the Purdue 1 with 61 seconds left.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Eric Dungey threw for 303 yards, and Syracuse capped its first 10-win season since 2001 with a 34-18 win over West Virginia in the Camping World Bowl. Abdul Adams rushed for two touchdowns in his Syracuse debut after transferring in, and fellow transfer newcomer Trishton Jackson caught a TD pass from Dungey. West Virginia quarterback Jack Allison threw for 277 yards in his first college start.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gardner Minshew II threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and No. 12 Washington State stopped No. 25 Iowa State on a late two-point conversion in a 28-26 victory in the Alamo Bowl. Minshew passed for 299 yards to help Washington State (11-2) set a school record for wins in a season.

SATURDAY RESULTS – December 29

(college football)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trevor Lawrence threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns and No. 2 Clemson beat No. 3 Notre Dame 30-3 in the Cotton Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff championship game for the third time in four seasons.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns and No. 1-ranked Alabama beat No. 4 Oklahoma 45-34 in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl. Alabama (14-0) advanced to the national championship game for the fourth consecutive season and will play Jan. 7 in Santa Clara, California, against familiar foe Clemson (14-0).

ATLANTA (AP) — Lamical Perine had a 5-yard scoring catch and added a 53-yard touchdown run to lead No. 10 Florida’s strong rushing attack as the Gators capped their comeback season with a runaway 41-15 win over No. 8 Michigan in the Peach Bowl. After finishing 4-7 in 2017, Florida enjoyed a dramatic turnaround in Dan Mullen’s debut season as coach.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Perkins threw three touchdown passes to Olamide Zaccheaus, Virginia’s defense dominated and the Cavaliers beat South Carolina 28-0 in the Belk Bowl for their first bowl win since 2005. Perkins completed 22 of 31 passes for 208 yards and ran for 81 yards as the Cavaliers ended the ACC’s longest bowl drought. Zaccheaus, named the game’s Most Outstanding Player, had 12 catches for 100 yards.

TEMPE, Arizona — Reagan Roberson dove into the end zone on an 11-yard catch-and-run in overtime to lift Nevada over Arkansas State, 16-13 in the Arizona Bowl. Wolfpack QB Ty Gangi was 18 of 34 passing for 200 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Arkansas State’s Justice Hansen threw for 275 yards but also had three interceptions, two in the end zone.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyler Cook scored 19 points with 12 rebounds and 24th-ranked Iowa held off lowly Bryant 72-67 in its final tuneup before Big Ten play resumes next week. Jordan Bohannon had 17 points for the Hawkeyes, who swept their non-conference opponents for the first time since 1986-87. Iowa hardly looked ready for conference play to pick back up though.

SUNDAY RESULTS – December 30

(N-F-L football)

UNDATED (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens captured the AFC North title with a 26-24 victory over Cleveland, and the Indianapolis Colts knocked both Pittsburgh and Tennessee out of the postseason by beating the Titans, 33-17. The Kansas City Chiefs clobbered the Raiders, 35-3 to win the AFC West and a first-round bye, New England rolled to a 38-3 win over the New York Jets to take the No. 2 seed, and Houston clinched the AFC South with a 20-3 victory against Jacksonville. The AFC wild-card matchups have the Texans hosting the Colts and the Chargers visiting Baltimore.

UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles grabbed the final NFC playoff berth with a 24-0 shutout and Minnesota’s 24-10 loss to Chicago. The Los Angeles Rams beat San Francisco, 48-32 to take the No. 2 seed in the NFC postseason and a first-round bye. The NFC wild-card round will have the Eagles taking on the Bears in Chicago and the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Seattle Seahawks.